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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Setaria verticillata
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Setaria verticillata
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Setaria verticillata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Setaria verticillata var. verticillata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chaetochloa verticillata
COMMON NAME:
Hooked Bristlegrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_chve7_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_seve3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_seve3_003_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Setaria verticillata
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Setaria verticillata
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Setaria verticillata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Setaria verticillata var. verticillata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chaetochloa verticillata
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Bristles green or brownish
Inflorescence a dense, spikelike panicle
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain
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